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    Coccidiosis, the swamp and the future

    Good to know. I have 1 chicken finally starting to lay and 2 new chickens arriving tomorrow.
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    No Eggs! Stopped laying

    I guess I just needed to be more patient. I found this in the coop this morning. A bit weird looking but an egg. Yay!
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    No Eggs! Stopped laying

    The hens are looking good now. Active, eating, and drinking. One is a little skinnier than the other. Yes, they would be 2 years old now. I purchased them from a local farmer who was selling them as 1 yr old laying hens. My understanding was they were extras they were getting rid of. I feed...
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    No Eggs! Stopped laying

    I am a newbie to chickens. I got 4 1yr old Production Reds last May. They laid well and I typically got 3-4 eggs a day from the flock. This winter they slowed to about 2-3 eggs a day, but then in February when we had that cold snap they stopped altogether. The last few eggs we got were very...
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    Coccidiosis, the swamp and the future

    One of them laid an egg yesterday but it was a shell-less one and they had broken it when I found it. I'm thinking I need to supplement with oyster shell. Maybe that will help.
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    Coccidiosis, the swamp and the future

    I did 2 doses of the wormer a week apart as the Dr recommended. But they have not resumed laying yet. Is that typical?
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    Coccidiosis, the swamp and the future

    I got my 4 chickens just over a year ago as 1 yr old hens, already laying. I really enjoyed them and their eggs. In the winter I had they continued to lay but at a slower rate. Then we had that nasty cold spell. We used a heat lamp and they seemed to be doing okay. Shortly after I had 1 hen get...
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    Newbie from NW Arkansas

    Greetings from NW Arkansas. I got my first chickens last year at the start of the pandemic. My city limits me to 4 so that is what I got. I enjoy having them, even with the challenges.
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